Carlota: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,657

among girls · ↓855 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Carlota · -32% vs 2024

How common

1 in 39,202

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

66 babies

All-time total

2,460

#4,095 all-time among girls

First recorded

1887

in Social Security records

Carlota popularity over time

2,460 babies have been named Carlota since 1887, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	13	1	–	#871
1890s	54	5	+315%	#967
1900s	107	11	+98%	#1,013
1910s	236	24	+121%	#1,176
1920s	351	35	+49%	#1,080
1930s	215	22	-39%	#1,319
1940s	191	19	-11%	#1,507
1950s	126	13	-34%	#2,555
1960s	121	12	-4%	#2,937
1970s	141	14	+17%	#3,445
1980s	109	11	-23%	#4,177
1990s	82	8	-25%	#7,186
2000s	103	10	+26%	#7,751
2010s	289	29	+181%	#3,287
2020s (to 2025)	322	54	+86%	#2,650

Where Carlota is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	42	0.03	outside top 500
2027	43	0.03	outside top 500
2028	43	0.03	outside top 500
2029	44	0.03	outside top 500
2030	45	0.03	outside top 500

Where Carlota is most popular

Girls named Carlota per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.034 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and California.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Carlota born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Florida	99	0.231	+578%
Texas	54	0.067	+97%
California	22	0.026	-23%
Georgia	5	0.022	-36%
Alaska	–	–	–
Alabama	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Arizona	–	–	–
Colorado	–	–	–
Connecticut	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Illinois	–	–	–
Indiana	–	–	–
Kansas	–	–	–
Kentucky	–	–	–
Louisiana	–	–	–
Massachusetts	–	–	–
Maryland	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Michigan	–	–	–
Minnesota	–	–	–
Missouri	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Carolina	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
New Jersey	–	–	–
New Mexico	–	–	–
Nevada	–	–	–
New York	–	–	–
Ohio	–	–	–
Oklahoma	–	–	–
Oregon	–	–	–
Pennsylvania	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Carolina	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Tennessee	–	–	–
Utah	–	–	–
Virginia	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
Washington	–	–	–
Wisconsin	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Carlota

Carlota is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,657 in 2025 with 41 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1887, 2,460 American babies have been named Carlota. Its peak came in 2023, when 66 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Carlota stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carlota?

The median living Carlota is about 26 years old; half are between 6 and 60. An estimated 1,400 people named Carlota are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Carlota year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	41	#3,657
2024	60	#2,802
2023	66	#2,650
2022	50	#3,229
2021	60	#2,828
2020	45	#3,404
2019	48	#3,287
2018	44	#3,515
2017	41	#3,710
2016	45	#3,473
2015	31	#4,512
2014	24	#5,504
2013	19	#6,522
2012	13	#8,723
2011	9	#11,363
2010	15	#7,970
2009	16	#7,751
2008	11	#10,220
2007	10	#10,983
2006	13	#8,823
2005	–	–
2004	12	#8,825
2003	9	#10,589
2002	12	#8,392
2001	12	#8,288
2000	8	#10,910
1995	8	#9,716
1990	7	#10,376
1985	8	#7,654
1980	13	#5,273
1975	12	#4,892
1970	18	#3,445
1965	13	#3,565
1960	10	#4,216
1955	15	#2,992
1950	16	#2,555
1945	18	#1,998
1940	17	#1,973
1935	9	#2,956
1930	29	#1,437
1925	38	#1,274
1920	43	#1,154
1915	34	#1,176
1910	10	#1,533
1905	8	#1,436
1900	11	#1,177
1895	6	#1,447
1890	6	#1,234
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Famous people named Carlota

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

1 Carlota Joaquina of Spain Queen of Portugal from 1816 to 1826 1775–1830 · 18th century
2 Carlota of Mexico Empress of Mexico from 1864 to 1867 1840–1927 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Carlota, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Carlota?

The median living Carlota is about 26 years old. Half of all living Carlotas are between 6 and 60 years old.

How many people named Carlota are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Carlota are alive in the United States, based on 2,460 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Carlota mean?

Carlota is a Catalan, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish feminine given name that is an alternate form of Charlotte and a feminine form of Charlot and Carl.

How popular is the name Carlota in 2025?

Carlota ranked #3,657 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 41 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carlota?

2,460 babies have been named Carlota in the United States since 1887, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carlota most popular?

Carlota peaked in 2023, when 66 newborns received the name.

Is Carlota a boy or girl name?

Carlota is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Carlota rising or falling?

Carlota is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Carlota become more popular?

Carlota is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 45 girls named Carlota in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Carlota?

Well-known people named Carlota include Carlota Joaquina of Spain (nobleman), Carlota of Mexico (companion).

Names like Carlota

Names that sound and feel close to Carlota: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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